Pressing iron



July 17, 1923.

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HERMAN W. PETE, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

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Application filed April 19, 1920. Serial No. 374,844.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HERMAN W. Pn'rrr, a citizen of the United. States, and resident of Baltimore, in the city of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pressing Irons, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to pressing irons and more particularly to the type in which the iron is heated by steam and is provided in its bottom or pressing surface with perforations through which steam may be discharged upon the goods being pressed forthe purpose of moistening such goods. An object of this invention is tosupply steam to the openings in the bottom of the iron without removing such steam from the chamber which heats the iron so that the steam discharged on the goods will be free. p

from waters of condensation produced in the chamber.

To these and other ends the invention consists of certain parts and combinations of 7 parts, all of which will be hereinafter described, the novel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side view of a pressing iron constructed in accordance with this invention;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the iron;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary top view Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view partially in section through the iron body;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section 5-5, Fig. 4; and 5 Fig. 6 is an end view of the iron.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the iron body having a hendle 2 secured thereto. The iron body has an interior chamber 3 through which steam is on the line delivered by a pipe 4, said pipe extending into the chamber from the rear Wall to a point near the .frontend of the iron. The rear wall is also provided with a pipe 5 through which the steam is exhausted, the pipe 5 connecting with the chamber near the bottom thereof. The bot-tom of the iron is provided with a longitudinally extending channel 6 which in this instance is formed by providing the body of the iron with a longitudinaHy extending slot extending from one end of the iron to the other and seating in said slot, a strip 7 preferably of brass, the strip being grooved on its upper side throughout the greater portion of its length but spaced from opposite ends of the 'strip to correspond in length with a groove formed in the base of the groove in which the strip 7 fits. The strip 7 is also provided with perforations or orifices 8 at spaced points in its length communicating with the chamber 6 and providing openings through which steam may be discharged on the material on which the iron is used. The channel 6 is entirely closed to the chamber 3 and steam is introduced thereto througha; port 9 with which a pipe or conductor 10 connects. This pipe or conductor 10 leads laterally from the inlet piping 4 preferably from a valve casing 11 arranged in said piping. The valve casing has' arranged in it a valve member preferably in the form of a lunger 12 which is arranged to close the inlet end of the connection 10, being held in closed position by a helical spring 13 which surrounds the plunger; The elevation of the plunger opens the connection 10 and admits steam to the channel 6 without closing or interfering with the passage of steam {)hrough the piping 4 to the steam cham- Operation of the valve 12 may be efiected in any suitable manner as by a lever 14 pivoted at 15 to the iron body and having one end connected to the plunger and its opposite end connected at 16 to one end of a bell crank lever 17 iron body 1. The other arm of this bell crank lever extends upwardly at one side of the handle 2 so that pressure on the finger piece 19 at the end of the bell crank lever will move the lever 14 on its pivot 15 and raise the plunger 12, thus admitting steam to the channel 6 from the piping 4 so that the steam is received in the channel 6 'without being caused to pass through the heating chamber 3.

What. I claim as my invention and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. A pressing iron comprising a body having a pressing face, a steam chamber by which the pressing face is heated, a channel beinglformed in the bottom wall of the body entirely closed to the steam chamber and being exhaust openings at .the bottom of the iron, an inlet pipe leading to said steam chamber and having a valve casing therein exteriorly of the steam chamber through which the steam sses to the steam chamb erf a conduit lea ing from the valve casing to the channel, and a manually controllable I valve member for controlling the flow of steamirorn the valve casin to the conduit while permitting the flow o steam through the valve casing to the steam chamber.

2. A pressing iron comprising a body havinga pressing face formed with a longitudinally extending groove extending throughout the length of the body, the bottom wall of said groove also being provided with athe ends of the body, a"strip inserted in the groove in the body and having its upper face provided with a longitudinally extending groove the ends of which are spaced from the ends of the strip, the strip having openings leading from the groove thereof to the under side of th e strip, and the groove in the strip with the groove in the body forming a channel, and means for admitting steam to such channel;

HERMAN W. PETH.

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